Christophoros imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Kibyrraiotai (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
ΟΦΟΡ
.ΣΠ
ΣΤΡΤΤ
ΚΙΒΥΡ/
Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
ΟΦΟΡ
.ΣΠ
ΣΤΡΤΤ
ΚΙΒΥΡ/
Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2919 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 59.22. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν.
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant Christophoros imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Kibyrraiotai.
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